If you WFH what has your employer provided you with?

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Better chair needed, back is suffering, Our home is now suffering as we don’t have space and it’s getting us down, but that’s another matter. I feel companies are getting away with the expense of providing chair, desk, stationery, headsets, etc etc and so another thing they are saving on, so why not replace it with an allowance or actually checking what you need? Annoying that it’s taken for granted that employee just provides everything that employers once had to.

Anyone else similar or is it just me?

PC, printer, sit/stand desk, exec chair.

I don’t have an office to go to, well there is an office but it’s in Miami so a bit of a commute. I got a laptop and charger when I started. Since then I’ve been sent a pen and a notebook. That’s it!

Laptop, second screen, and chair. I probably could have wrangled a bigger desk, but I have one that works fine.

My work said they have to provide me/WFH staff with everything I need. I had to fill in a DSE form and a week later I had my new things.

All hardware supplied - laptop, keyboard,, monitors, headsets.
Broadband up to €80 month paid and an allowance for desk / chair of €150 every 3 years.
Annual ergonomic test to be done.
This applies to all employees irrespective of contract being hybrid work 60/40 office/home or full time WFH.

And branded merch regularly sent - stationary, mugs, speakers, hoodies, mouse mats. Lots of branded tat basically..

My dh gets that all provided for. He has worked from home for 13 years. When he needs a new chair or whatever he buys it and the company reimburses.

And it is very small and only if you have to WFH. If your employer offers you working space it's not applicable. https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home

I get laptop, second screen, keyboard, I can order a new chair and desk if need be. They also give a monthly allowance to contribute to WiFi and additional utilities.

We could order whatever we need. We go in order and it gets delivered. I have my laptop and monitor. I know some team mates who have ordered chairs desks, mouse monitors etc. we are hybrid. X

A laptop. That's it. But I can go to the office when I want to.

I think wfh is a privilege and you save money and time by not commuting. I'm happy to supply my own chair, monitor and stationery to avoid those extra costs.

I had back problems from WFH got physio through my private medical care and a new chair which cost more that my monthly salary 😳 but it's saved my back

Don't you save on your travel costs?

Laptop, docking station, monitor x2, keyboard and mouse.

There was a contribution towards a chair but I already had my own so I didn't take it

This is an eye-opening thread.

For me, WFH is not a privilege. It’s the default as we do not have an office. I have been WFH since pre-covid. The company has never had an office. Never had the company provide anything, not even a notepad. I use my own IT equipment. I also have to sign an agreement saying I’ll install suitable anti-virus software onto my own computer and I have to pay for that software.

It’s really making me think about all the things my company does not provide compared to others!

/discussion

Laptop
Keyboard
Monitor or 2 if you need them
Mouse
Docking station
£200 towards desk and chair.

When I started my job it was a hybrid role (post Covid) and wfh was 50%. They provided me with an additional monitor, keyboard, mouse and headset for teams calls.
then our office closed completely and they said people could take home desks and chairs if they wanted. I didn’t take either as I already had a suitable setup at home.
Now we have a new office and are back there 50%, anyone new is provided with the set of things I was given but not the desk or chair as technically you are entitled to work from the office 100% of the time if you wish, they have already provided you with a desk and chair once.

We get everything provided for us, and can even choose our own desk and chair within a £500 budget. Also get Internet and phone and paid for...feel very lucky after reading this thread.

Your current working setup doesn’t sound like it’s working for you. I would be looking for another job.

Mine provided me with desk, chair, monitor and all peripherals.

DH provided him with nothing.

Both work for government but (obviously) different departments.

Oh, and neither work full time from home. And neither of us have a 'gold plated' pension.

Forgot to mention, this all appeared in lockdown when we were working full time from home.

Two monitors and a chair, a keyboard and a headset.

at our place if a person is fully remote following a dse and occupational health assessment will provide a desk and chair if someone is saying their back hurts. Partner got up to £200 to spend on a chair during lockdown so still have that. Managers at my current place are also expected to have a video call to check how people are working if fully remote I.e they have a desk and chair and aren’t working off the kitchen table with a crap chair of it happens or not I don’t know. If you choose to wfh they won’t support funding as you have a contracted place of work with the correct set up

Get
Laptop
Extra screen
Keyboard
Mouse
Headset which I don't use
Chair
Stationery

Save on
Parking
Fuel
Wear and tear on car
Lunch costs as usually stop at shop for sandwich and often breakfast for office
Money for dinner as it's easier to cook whilst at home eg when making coffee I'll peel potatoes / veg etc; cook chicken in oven etc
More time with family
I go into work a day or two a week - as I'm 52 now and have got quite horrible joints, I feel WFH will extend my working life

Spend more on:
Heating
Cat food ... they're bothersome if I'm home lol 😂

We get laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, headset and a chair. Anything more we ask and so long as it’s reasonable we get it. As others say do a DSE assessment (you should be required to do one each year) these are the easiest way to make any requests.

I love working from home. Gives me the two hours I would spend commuting to spend with family.

Downside has been heating / lighting costs during winter.

I have WFH for over a decade for the same employer. Phone line and Wi-Fi to my home, desk/chair/foot rest etc as needed, DSE assessments, phone, laptop, printer, stationery, shredder…. Everything that you would expect to be provided if I were in the office, basically.